Diary of a writing, reading, animal loving, travelling Penguin and his mate who love collecting Penguin books, taking photographs and talking to people about Tasmania, Australia

Thursday, 18 October 2012

Max Beerbohm's Illustrated Zuleika Dobson...love the pictures.

Earlier this month I reviewed Max Beerbohm's singular novel of Zuleika Dobson (here). I was at the Tasmanian State Library the other day and found an edition of The Illustrated Zuleika Dobson which is the version of the book Mr. Beerbohm illustrated with his caricatures. The pictures are absolutely charming.

Max Beerbohm was known for his caricatures, essays and short stories and he only wrote one novel in his life. I enjoyed these illustrations so much I thought I would share them here for a bit of fun. Enjoy.

Zuleika

The Duke

Zuleika's grandfathercollects her at the train station.

A night out.

2 black owls appear for a night before the death of a Duke

..................as do all the young men of Oxford also drown for Zuleika

The Duke throws himself into the riverfor Zuleika ....

Zuleika with her maid Milisande. Now all the Oxford menare gone whatever will she do now she bemoans.

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PS: I bought two yellow Penguins today... never seen a yellow one before! And one has an advert for Pears Soap on the back - it says '6 pence a cake', 'feel it's tonic action' and 'matchless for the complexion'!!!